Medicament Delivery Device

ABSTRACT

A medicament delivery device has proximal and distal ends; a medicament container with a plunger, a neck portion, and a delivery member unit; a housing extending along a longitudinal axis with proximal and distal open ends; a drive unit configured to apply a force on the plunger; and a C-shaped tubular body with a longitudinal slit/gap such that body can be attached to the neck portion forming a container unit. The C-shaped body also has an inner support configured to interact with the neck portion and with the delivery member unit and prevent the medicament container from moving relative to the body after the medicament container is attached to the body, and outer support configured to interact with a corresponding support of the housing to prevent the C-shaped tubular body from moving relative to the housing after the container is arranged within the housing through the distal open end.

TECHNICAL AREA

The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device for use incombination with a C-shaped tubular body capable of holding a medicamentcontainer within the medicament delivery device.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Pre-filled medicament containers are used in a vast variety ofmedicament delivery devices and in particular for self-administration ofmedicament. Many of the medicament containers used are pre-filledcontainers that are placed in the medicament delivery devices beforedelivery. In order to make the medicament delivery device ready fordelivery of medicament a medicament delivery member, such as aninjection needle, is attached to a proximal end of the container.

In order to standardize the connection between the medicament containertip and the delivery member, e.g. an injection needle, the luer tapersystem has been developed. It comprises two variants, the luer slip andthe luer lock systems. The luer taper system has been widely acceptedand used due to its relative simplicity, which also facilitates handlingand attachment of the delivery member to the medicament container.

However, a drawback with most medicament delivery systems has been thatthey can be opened and closed unnoticed, a shortcoming which favourstampering and even product counterfeits. There is thus a demand fordevices that are easy to use but that still provide tamperproofconnection of a delivery member with a medicament container.

In view of the above mentioned demand, a tamper evident luer lockclosure unit or TELC unit, has been developed. It comprises anattachment part having a luer lock or luer taper fitting. To theattachment part a closure cap is threadedly connected and thus theclosure cap is twisted off when removed—not lifted off.

The controlled twisting motion has the advantage that accidentalspillage of the medication is largely avoided, which otherwise oftenoccurs with other types of delivery member shields that are pulled off,because of the jerky opening action.

The tamper evident function comprises lugs on the closure cap that arereleased by the twisting motion, which lugs then immediately drop awayslightly. It is practically impossible to close the syringe againcompletely, whereby it is evident that the closure cap has been removed.

Even though the TELC unit has a number of advantages, there are someissues that need to be addressed in conjunction with medicament deliverydevices, and in particular devices having a certain degree offunctionality such as for example auto-injection. Because the TELC unithas a rather large and in particular wide cap, with a diameter that isoften larger than the diameter of the medicament container, it may bedifficult to fit it into a container holder or housing, in particular ifthe medicament container is arranged with a circumferentially outwardlydirected flange, often made integral with the medicament container. Itis then impossible to position the medicament container in a tubularholder or housing unless it is inserted from the distal end of theholder or housing. Even so, the support in the proximal end of themedicament container may not be adequate since there is an annular gapbetween the outer surface of the proximal area of the medicamentcontainer and the holder or housing.

One solution to solve this problem is to attach the TELC unit to theproximal end of the medicament container after the medicament containerhas been placed in the holder or housing in order to have the medicamentcontainer with the TELC unit in the operative position within themedicament delivery device. This is not optimal since it would demand amore expensive process of assembling a medicament container with a TELCunit in a holder or a housing of a medicament delivery device. It woulddemand that the medicament container is placed in the holder or in thehousing directly after filling the container with medicament, that theTELC unit is attached to the container and then that the assembledcontainer with the TELC unit is sterilized. Further, if the containerwith the TELC unit is to be used in a reusable medicament deliverydevice, the container with the TELC unit must be provided to a patientor to a user. Then the container with the TELC unit must be delivered tothe patient or to the user as a unit which is sterilized. The containerand the TELC unit cannot be delivered in two parts to be assembled bythe user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The aim of the present invention is to remedy the drawbacks as mentionedabove.

The solution according to a one aspect of the invention relates to amedicament delivery device having a proximal and an opposing distal end.Said device comprises a medicament container comprising a movableplunger, a neck portion and a delivery member unit; a longitudinallyextending housing (in the following referred to as the housing) along alongitudinal axis A and having a proximal open end and an opposingdistal open end; a drive unit arranged at the distal end of the housingand configured to apply a force on the movable plunger; a C-shapedtubular body comprising a longitudinally extending slit/gap such thatsaid C-shaped tubular body can be attached to the neck portion of saidmedicament container forming a container unit wherein said C-shapedtubular body further comprises: inner support means configured tointeract with the neck portion and with the delivery member unit of saidmedicament container such that said medicament container is preventedfrom being moved in relation to the C-shaped tubular body, after themedicament container is attached to said C-shaped tubular body, andouter support means configured to interact with corresponding supportmeans of the housing such that said C-shaped tubular body is preventedfrom being moved in relation to the housing after the container unit isarranged within said housing through the distal open end.

The delivery member unit comprises an attachment part and a closurecap/shield removably connected to the attachment part. The attachmentpart is fixedly connected to the medicament container. The deliverymember unit may further comprise a delivery member, preferably aninjection needle or the like which is surrounded by the shield. Thedelivery member unit is a TELC-unit in the embodiment described asbelow.

The inner support means comprises at least one longitudinally extendingand radial inwardly directed ledge on the inner circumferential surfaceof the C-shaped tubular body configured to interact with at least onelongitudinally extending indentation on the outer surface of theattachment part, such that said medicament container is prevented frombeing rotated in relation to the C-shaped tubular body.

The inner support means further comprises a continuous annular radialinwardly directed ledge or discrete annular radial inwardly directedledges on the inner circumferential surface of the C-shaped tubular bodyconfigured to interact with the neck portion of said medicamentcontainer and with the distal annular surface of the attachment part,such that said medicament container is prevented from beinglongitudinally moved in relation to the C-shaped tubular body.Supporting the medicament container around its neck portion provides agood force-distributing contact surface.

The outer support means comprises a continuous annular surface ordiscrete annular surfaces on the outer circumferential surface of theC-shaped tubular body facing towards the proximal end of the deviceconfigured to interact with a corresponding continuous annular surfaceor discrete annular surfaces arranged on the inner circumferentialsurface of the housing facing towards the distal end of the device, suchthat said C-shaped tubular body is prevented from passing through theproximal open end of the housing after the container unit is arrangedwithin said housing through the distal open end of the housing.

The outer support means further comprises first and second opposedlateral edges forming the longitudinally extending slit/gap, saidlateral edges being configured to interact with longitudinally extendingand radial inwardly directed ledges or ribs arranged on the innercircumferential surface of the housing, such that the container unit isprevented to be rotated in relation to the housing.

The medicament delivery device according to any one of the precedingfeatures is an injection device, preferably and auto-injection device.

The C-shaped tubular body enables a secure support and hold of themedicament container around its neck portion whereby in combination withthe outer support means, the medicament container will be prevented tobe moved in relation to the housing such that any forces applied on themedicament container during medicament delivery will be taken up by theneck portion. Such forces may be considerable if an automatic injectionfunction is used, wherein powerful compression springs are oftenemployed for moving a plunger rod and a stopper inside the medicamentcontainer in the proximal direction.

In many instances, a housing of a medicament delivery device has agenerally elongated tubular shape and particularly the part of themedicament delivery device arranged to accommodate the medicamentcontainer, since the latter often may have a tubular elongated shape.Therefore, said C-shaped tubular body may also have a generally tubularshape provided with a longitudinally extending slit/gap. The slit or gapmay facilitate the mounting of the C-shaped tubular body on themedicament container, in particular since the holder device also mayhave a certain flexibility or elasticity, which may enable it to flexsuch that the slit may be enlarged so that the medicament container maypass. In this respect, the material of the holder device may be chosenso as to allow this flexibility and elastic deformation.

Because the C-shaped tubular body preferably is designed to cooperatewith the neck portion of the medicament container, said inner supportmeans comprises a continuous annular radial inwardly directed ledge ordiscrete/multiple annular radial inwardly directed ledges. Theseledge(s) may be designed to be in contact with the surface of the neckportion to provide a firm support and seat for the medicament container.The ledge(s) may of course be designed in many ways that provide supportsurfaces for the neck portion of the medicament container. They may alsoinclude protrusions, interrupted surfaces or one or several annularsurfaces. The surfaces may have shapes that are complementary to theshape of the neck portion of the medicament container.

According to one preferred use of the present invention, the deliverymember unit of the medicament container is a TELC-unit fixedlyconnected/attached to the medicament container. In order to provide apositive connection between the C-shaped tubular body and the medicamentcontainer in this aspect, a proximal tubular portion of the holderdevice may have a configuration to house an attachment part of theTELC-unit.

In connection with the use of a TELC-unit, the inner and outer supportmeans facilitate the removal of the closure cap/shield of the TELC-unitsince the attachment part is held fixed to the C-shaped tubular body,and the C-shaped tubular body is held fixed to the housing, therebyreplacing a grip from a user on the attachment part. The closure cap maytherefore be removed by twisting it with one hand and holding thehousing of medicament delivery device with the other hand.

Since the attachment part of a TELC unit is often arranged with gripmembers on its outer surface, said already existing grip members may beused to interact with the inner support means of the C-shaped tubularbody. Indeed, many other shapes and designs may be used that may performthe gripping action of the attachment part.

It may further be advantageous to prevent rotation of the C-shapedtubular body in relation to the housing of the medicament deliverydevice, and in particular when a TELC-unit is utilised, requiring atwisting action. Therefore, said first and second opposed lateral edgesforming the longitudinal slit may be configured to cooperate withlongitudinally extending and radial inwardly directed ledges or ribsarranged on the inner circumferential surface of the housing, such thatthe container unit is prevented to be rotated in relation to thehousing. The slit or gap will in this aspect have a dual function.

These and other aspects of, and advantages with, the present inventionwill become apparent from the following detailed description of theinvention and from the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference willbe made to the accompanying drawings, of which

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a medicament delivery device comprising afirst embodiment of a C-shaped tubular body,

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a medicament container provided with aTELC-unit as well as the C-shaped tubular body of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the C-shaped tubular body according tothe first embodiment,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the C-shaped tubular body of FIG. 3,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a proximal part of a medicamentdelivery device comprising the C-shaped tubular body of FIG. 3,

FIG. 6 is a perspective detailed view of a proximal part of a housingsection of the medicament delivery device,

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a medicament delivery device comprising asecond embodiment of a C-shaped tubular body,

FIG. 8 is a detailed view of a medicament container provided with aTELC-unit as well as the C-shaped tubular body of FIG. 7, and

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the C-shaped tubular body according tothe second embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the present application, when the term “distal part/end” is used,this refers to the part/end of the device, or the parts/ends of themembers thereof, which under use of the device is located the furthestaway from the medicament delivery site of the patient. Correspondingly,when the term “proximal part/end” is used, this refers to the part/endof the device, or the parts/ends of the members thereof, which under useof the device is located closest to the medicament delivery site of thepatient.

The medicament delivery device according to the present invention isintended to be utilized with a C-shaped tubular body 16 capable ofholding a medicament container 12 within the medicament delivery device;preferably the medicament delivery device is an injection device andmore preferably an auto-injection device FIG. 1. The medicament deliverydevice comprises:

-   -   a medicament container 12 comprising a movable plunger 11, a        neck portion 18 and a delivery member unit 22;    -   a longitudinally extending housing 10 along a longitudinal axis        A and having a proximal open end 13 and an opposing distal open        end 15; and    -   a drive unit 14 arranged at the distal end of the housing and        configured to apply a force on the movable plunger for        delivering a dose of medicament.

The medicament delivery device may further comprise auto-function meanssuch as means for performing a penetration of an injection needle into amedicament delivery site before starting to apply a force on the movableplunger for delivering a dose of medicament and/or means for performinga retraction of the needle from the injection site after the medicamenthas been delivered. These features may be activated by e.g. a pushbutton on the medicament delivery device. However, these features do notform any part of the present invention.

The medicament container 12 is preferably designed as an elongatedtubular container containing the medicament and the movableplunger/resilient stopper. The medicament container has further the neckportion 18, more preferably a proximally directed neck portion, and thedelivery member unit 22. The delivery member unit could either be adelivery member, preferably an injection needle, integrated with themedicament container or an attachment portion to which a deliverymember, preferably an injection needle, may be attached. A preferredattachment design is a so-called luer taper system, which may include aluer lock design or a luer slip design. These designs are per se knownto the person skilled in the art and will not be described in moredetail. A further preferred injection needle safety system that may beused with the present invention is a tamper evident luer lock closureunit or TELC-unit.

The delivery member unit 22, which in the disclosed embodiment is aTELC-unit, comprises an attachment part 24 and a closure cap/shield 26,FIG. 2. The attachment part 24 is fixedly attached/connected/engaged tothe proximal end of the medicament container preferably by luer-lockthreads. The closure cap/shield 26 is removably connected to theattachment part, preferably threadedly engaged to the attachment part 24such that the closure cap/shield 26 is twisted during removal from theattachment part. In order to facilitate the removal of the closurecap/shield 26, both the attachment part 24 and the closure cap/shield 26are provided with longitudinally extending indentations 28 and ribs 32respectively, which provide an improved grip for a user.

The C-shaped tubular body 16 is provided with a longitudinally extendingslit/gap 34 of a certain width, FIG. 3. Due to the longitudinallyextending slit/gap 34, the C-shaped tubular body 16 may be attached tothe proximally directed neck portion 18 of said medicament container 12forming a container unit. The C-shaped tubular body 16 is configured tointeract with said TELC unit such that said medicament container isprevented to be moved in relation to the C-shaped tubular body 16 aftersaid the C-shaped tubular body 16 is attached to the proximally directedneck portion 18 of said medicament container 12 forming the containerunit. Further, the C-shaped tubular body 16 is also configured tointeract with said housing 10 such that the C-shaped tubular body 16 isprevented to be moved in relation to said housing after said containerunit is arranged within said housing.

Thus, the C-shaped tubular body 16 comprises inner support meansconfigured to interact with the neck portion 18 of said medicamentcontainer 12 and with the delivery member unit 22, the TELC unit, ofsaid medicament container 12 such that said medicament container isprevented from being moved in relation to the C-shaped tubular body,after the medicament container is attached to said C-shaped tubular bodyor vice versa forming the container unit, and outer support meansconfigured to interact with corresponding support means of the housing10 such that said C-shaped tubular body is prevented from being moved inrelation to the housing after the container unit is arranged within saidhousing through the distal open end.

The inner support means, FIG. 3, comprises at least one longitudinallyextending and radial inwardly directed ledge 44 on the innercircumferential surface of the C-shaped tubular body. Saidlongitudinally extending and radial inwardly directed ledge 44 isconfigured to interact with at least one longitudinally extendingindentation 28 on the outer surface of the attachment part, such thatsaid medicament container is prevented from being rotated in relation tothe C-shaped tubular body. The inner support means further comprises acontinuous annular radial inwardly directed ledge 36 or discrete annularradial inwardly directed ledges on the inner circumferential surface ofthe C-shaped tubular body configured to interact with the neck portionof said medicament container 12 and with the distal annular surface 23of the attachment part 24, such that said medicament container isprevented from being longitudinally moved in relation to the C-shapedtubular body. As shown in FIG. 4, the distally directed part of thecontinuous annular radial inwardly directed ledge 36 or the distallydirected part of each of the discrete annular radial inwardly directedledges is preferably arranged with a bevelled surface 38 having aninclination that generally corresponds to the inclination of the neckportion 18 of the medicament container 12. The inner circumferentialsurface of the tubular body 16 on the distal side of the first supportmeans 36 may further be provided with support members 42 for preventingthe movement of the medicament container in radial directions, FIG. 4.Preferably, said support members 42 are longitudinally extending andradial inwardly directed ledges/ribs that support the medicamentcontainer.

In the shown embodiment in FIGS. 2 and 6, the delivery member unit 22 ispreferably a TELC-unit and the inner circumferential surface of thetubular body 16 is divided by the continuous annular radial inwardlydirected ledge 36 or discrete annular radial inwardly directed ledges intwo parts, a proximal and a distal inner surface. The proximal innersurface being configured to house the attachment part 24 of the

TELC-unit and the distal inner surface being configure to house a partof the container. Preferably, the inner diameter of the proximal innersurface is set to generally correspond to the outer diameter of theattachment part 24 of the TELC-unit so that the attachment part 24 ishoused in the proximal inner surface. More preferably, said at least onelongitudinally extending and radial inwardly directed ledge 44 isarranged on the proximal inner surface for rotationally holding saidattachment part 24 and thereby preventing said medicament container tobe rotated in relation to the tubular body 16.

The outer support means, FIG. 6, comprises a continuous annular surface48 or discrete annular surfaces on the outer circumferential surface ofthe C-shaped tubular body facing towards the proximal end of the deviceconfigured to interact with a corresponding continuous annular surfaceor discrete annular surfaces 52 arranged on the inner circumferentialsurface of the housing facing towards the distal end of the device, suchthat said C-shaped tubular body is prevented from passing through theproximal open end of the housing after the container unit is arrangedwithin said housing through the distal open end of the housing. Theouter support means, FIG. 3, further comprises first and second opposedlateral edges 30, 31 forming the longitudinally extending slit/gap 34,said lateral edges being configured to interact with longitudinallyextending and radial inwardly directed ledges or ribs 54 arranged on theinner circumferential surface of the housing, FIG. 6, such that thecontainer unit is prevented to be rotated in relation to the housing.

In a first embodiment as shown in FIG. 5, when the tubular body 16together with the medicament container 12 are arranged within saidhousing, the continuous annular surface 52 on the inner circumferentialsurface of the housing abut(s) the corresponding continuous annularsurface 48 on the outer circumferential surface of the tubular body 16,such that the tubular body 16 is prevented from being moved/displaced ina longitudinal direction towards the proximal end in relation to thehousing. In a variant of the first embodiment (not shown), when thetubular body 16 together with the medicament container 12 are arrangedwithin said housing, the discrete annular surfaces on the innercircumferential surface of the housing are engaged to the correspondingdiscrete annular surfaces on the outer circumferential surface of thetubular body 16, such that the tubular body 16 is prevented from beingmoved/displaced in a longitudinal direction towards the proximal end inrelation to the housing and also prevented from being rotated inrelation to the housing.

When the first embodiment of the present invention is to be used, theslit/gap 34 of the tubular body 16 is pushed against the body of themedicament container 12. This causes tubular body 16 to flex such thatthe body of the medicament container 12 fits into the tubular body 16.The tubular body 16 is then moved/pushed in the proximal direction untilthe continuous annular radial inwardly directed ledge or the discreteannular radial inwardly directed ledges 36, reach(es) the neck portion18 of the medicament container 12 whereby the bevelled surface(s) 38are/is in contact with the neck portion 18 of the medicament container.Further, the proximal inner surface 46 of the tubular body 16 surroundsthe outer circumferential surface of the attachment part 24 of theTELC-unit 22 such that the longitudinally extending and radial inwardlydirected ledges 44, abut/engage with the corresponding longitudinallyextending and radial outwardly directed ledges 28 on the attachment part24 of the TELC-unit 22, whereby the attachment part 24 together with themedicament container 12 are prevented from being rotated in relation tothe tubular body 16.

The medicament container 12 with the TELC-unit 22 is now attached to thetubular body 16 or vice versa forming a container unit. Said containerunit can now be inserted into/within the housing 10 of the medicamentdelivery device from a distal direction. During insertion, the containerunit is guided such that the slit/gap 34 of the tubular body 16 isengageable or engages with the longitudinally extending and radialinwardly directed ledges or ribs 54, on the inner circumferentialsurface of the housing whereby the container unit is prevented to berotated in relation to the housing. Further, the continuous annularsurface on the outer circumferential surface 48 of the tubular body 16abut with the corresponding continuous annular surface 52 on the innercircumferential surface of the housing 10 whereby the container unit isprevented from being moved in a longitudinal direction towards theproximal end in relation to the housing. In this position, the closurecap/shield 26 protrudes through a proximally directed opening of thehousing 10 so that a user may grip the closure cap/shield 26 forremoval.

Then, a power pack, a distal housing part or whatever the medicamentdelivery device may be provided with regarding activation features, maybe connected to the distal area of the housing, thereby also locking themedicament container in the distal direction.

FIGS. 7 to 11 display a second embodiment of the invention. It comprisesa holder for a medicament container where the holder has a generallyC-shaped tubular body 160. In many ways, the C-shaped body 160 of thesecond embodiment displays the same features as the C-shaped body 16 ofthe first embodiment. The C-shaped tubular body 160 of the secondembodiment is however longer in the longitudinal direction, surroundingat least parts of the medicament container in the distal direction. TheC-shaped tubular body is arranged with a longitudinally extendingslit/gap 134, providing a means for attaching the C-shaped tubular bodyto a medicament container 12 in the same manner as described above.However, since the C-shaped tubular body of the second embodiment islonger, a larger part in the longitudinal direction, of the medicamentcontainer will be covered by the C-shaped tubular body. The C-shapedtubular body is further arranged with a longitudinally extending cut-outor slit 142, where the slit/gap 134 and the slit 142 form flexingmembers, the function of which will be explained below.

The C-shaped tubular body 160 comprises inner support means configuredto interact with the neck portion 18 of said medicament container 12 andwith the delivery member unit 22, the TELC unit, of said medicamentcontainer 12 such that said medicament container is prevented from beingmoved in relation to the C-shaped tubular body, after the medicamentcontainer is attached to said C-shaped tubular body or vice versaforming the container unit. The C-shaped tubular body 160 furthercomprises outer support means configured to interact with correspondingsupport means of the housing 100 such that said C-shaped tubular body isprevented from being moved in relation to the housing after thecontainer unit is arranged within said housing through the distal openend.

The inner support means, FIGS. 8 and 9, comprises at least onelongitudinally extending and radial inwardly directed ledge 144 on theinner circumferential surface of the C-shaped tubular body 160. Saidlongitudinally extending and radial inwardly directed ledge 144 isconfigured to interact with at least one longitudinally extendingindentation 28, FIG. 8, on the outer surface of the attachment part 24,such that said medicament container is prevented from being rotated inrelation to the C-shaped tubular body. The inner support means furthercomprises discrete annular radial inwardly directed ledges 136 or acontinuous annular radial inwardly directed ledge on the innercircumferential surface of the C-shaped tubular body 160 configured tointeract with the neck portion 18 of said medicament container 12 andwith the distal annular surface 23 of the attachment part 24, such thatsaid medicament container 12 is prevented from being longitudinallymoved in relation to the C-shaped tubular body. As shown in FIG. 9, thedistally directed part of each of the discrete annular radial inwardlydirected ledges 136 is preferably arranged with bevelled surfaces 138having an inclination that generally corresponds to the inclination ofthe neck portion 18 of the medicament container 12. The bevelledsurfaces 138 are arranged for preventing the movement of the medicamentcontainer 12 in a proximal axial direction as well as in radialdirections.

The outer support means, FIG. 7, comprises a number of outwardlydirected protrusions 148. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, theprotrusions are arranged at a distal end of the C-shaped tubular body160. However, it is to be understood that the protrusions may bepositioned on other locations on the outer surface of the C-shapedtubular body 160. The protrusions are arranged to fit into seats 162 inthe form of recesses or cut-outs in the housing 10, FIG. 10, providing alock between the C-shaped tubular body 160 and the housing 100,effectively preventing movement of the C-shaped tubular body 160 both inthe longitudinal direction as well as in the rotational direction. Theprotrusions 148 are arranged with a proximally directed inclined surface150 that together with the slit/gap 134 and the cut-out 142 of theC-shaped body facilitates insertion and attachment to the housing 10.

It is to be understood that the embodiment described above and shown inthe drawings is to be regarded only as a non-limiting example of theinvention and that it may be modified in many ways within the scope ofthe patent claims.

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 13. A medicament delivery device having a proximal endand an opposing distal end, comprising: a medicament container,comprising a movable plunger, a neck portion, and a delivery member; ahousing extending along a longitudinal axis and having a proximal openend and an opposing distal open end; a driver at the distal end of thehousing configured to apply a force on the movable plunger; and aC-shaped tubular body having a longitudinally extending slit or gap forattaching the C-shaped tubular body to the neck portion of themedicament container, thereby forming a container unit, wherein theC-shaped tubular body comprises: an inner support configured to interactwith the neck portion and the delivery member and prevent the medicamentcontainer from moving in relation to the C-shaped tubular body after themedicament container is attached to the C-shaped tubular body; and anouter support configured to interact with a corresponding support of thehousing and prevent the C-shaped tubular body from moving in relation tothe housing after the container unit is arranged within the housingthrough the distal open end.
 14. The medicament delivery device of claim13, wherein the outer support comprises at least one annular surface onan outer circumferential surface of the C-shaped tubular body facingtoward the proximal end of the medicament delivery device, the at leastone annular surface being configured to interact with a corresponding atleast one annular surface on an inner circumferential surface of thehousing facing toward the distal end of the medicament delivery devicesuch that the C-shaped tubular body is prevented from passing throughthe proximal open end after the container unit is arranged within thehousing through the distal open end.
 15. The medicament delivery deviceof claim 14, wherein the outer support further comprises first andsecond opposed lateral edges forming the longitudinally extending slitor gap, the lateral edges being configured to interact withlongitudinally extending and radially inwardly directed ledges or ribson the inner circumferential surface of the housing such that thecontainer unit is prevented from rotating in relation to the housing.16. The medicament delivery device of claim 13, wherein the deliverymember comprises an attachment part and a closure cap or shield that isremovable from the attachment part.
 17. The medicament delivery deviceof claim 16, wherein the inner support comprises at least onelongitudinally extending and radially inwardly directed ledge on aninner circumferential surface of the C-shaped tubular body, the at leastone ledge being configured to interact with at least one longitudinallyextending indentation on an outer surface of the attachment part suchthat the medicament container is prevented from rotating in relation tothe C-shaped tubular body.
 18. The medicament delivery device of claim16, wherein the outer support comprises at least one annular surface onan outer circumferential surface of the C-shaped tubular body facingtoward the proximal end of the medicament delivery device, the at leastone annular surface being configured to interact with a corresponding atleast one annular surface on an inner circumferential surface of thehousing facing toward the distal end of the medicament delivery devicesuch that the C-shaped tubular body is prevented from passing throughthe proximal open end after the container unit is arranged within thehousing through the distal open end.
 19. The medicament delivery deviceof claim 18, wherein the outer support further comprises first andsecond opposed lateral edges forming the longitudinally extending slitor gap, the lateral edges being configured to interact withlongitudinally extending and radially inwardly directed ledges or ribson the inner circumferential surface of the housing such that thecontainer unit is prevented from rotating in relation to the housing.20. The medicament delivery device of claim 17, wherein the innersupport further comprises at least one radially inwardly directedannular ledge on the inner circumferential surface of the C-shapedtubular body, the at least one annular ledge being configured tointeract with the neck portion and with a distal annular surface of theattachment part such that the medicament container is prevented fromlongitudinally moving in relation to the C-shaped tubular body.
 21. Themedicament delivery device of claim 20, wherein the outer supportcomprises at least one annular surface on an outer circumferentialsurface of the C-shaped tubular body facing toward the proximal end ofthe medicament delivery device, the at least one annular surface beingconfigured to interact with a corresponding at least one annular surfaceon an inner circumferential surface of the housing facing toward thedistal end of the medicament delivery device such that the C-shapedtubular body is prevented from passing through the proximal open endafter the container unit is arranged within the housing through thedistal open end.
 22. The medicament delivery device of claim 21, whereinthe outer support further comprises first and second opposed lateraledges forming the longitudinally extending slit or gap, the lateraledges being configured to interact with longitudinally extending andradially inwardly directed ledges or ribs on the inner circumferentialsurface of the housing such that the container unit is prevented fromrotating in relation to the housing.
 23. The medicament delivery deviceof claim 13, wherein the outer support comprises a number of outwardlyextending protrusions on an outer surface of the C-shaped tubular body,the protrusions being configured to interact with a number of seats onan inner surface of the housing.
 24. The medicament delivery device ofclaim 23, wherein the C-shaped tubular body includes flexing members forfacilitating interaction between the protrusions and the seats.
 25. Themedicament delivery device of claim 24, wherein the protrusions includean inclined surface for facilitating interaction between the protrusionsand the seats.
 26. The medicament delivery device of claims 23, whereinthe C-shaped tubular member extends a certain distance in a distaldirection surrounding at least parts of the medicament container, andthe protrusions are arranged at a distal end of the C-shaped tubularbody.
 27. The medicament delivery device of claim 16, wherein thedelivery member is a tamper-evident lock closure (TELC) unit.
 28. Themedicament delivery device of claim 13, wherein the medicament deliverydevice is an injection device.
 29. The medicament deliver device ofclaim 28, wherein the injection device is an auto-injection device.